Workshop Overview

A better understanding on what Open Access is, and examples of what it
offers to individual scientists and to scientific institutions in Developing
Countries, will be presented. The aim of the workshop is not only to
introduce the newest technologies in Open Access but also to give
participants an extensive hands-on experience on selected techniques.

Topics

Participants will be exposed to the tremendous resources and
possibilities available to the scientific community including

Potential of Open Access in science

Open Source software for Open Access

Open Access policy, advocacy and editorial roles

Open Access publishing and repository design for science

Open Access repositories and eJournals - case studies

Web 2.0 for Open Access

Participation

Scientists and students from all countries which are members of the United Nations, UNESCO or
IAEA may attend the Workshop. As it will be conducted in English, participants should have an adequate
working knowledge of this language. Although the main purpose of the Centre is to help researchers from
Developing Countries, through a programme of training activities within a framework of international
cooperation, students and post-doctoral scientists from advanced countries are also welcome to attend.

As a rule, travel and subsistence expenses of the participants should be borne by the home institution.
Every effort should be made by candidates to secure support for their fare (or at least half-fare). However,
limited funds are available for some participants who are nationals of, and working in, a developing country,
and who are not more than 45 years old. Such support is available only for those who attend the entire
activity. There is no registration fee to be paid.
For both technical
reasons and limited resources the total attendance to this
Workshop is limited.